Who first played Doctor Faustus in Christopher Marlowe’s tragedy?
Edward Alleyn played Doctor Faustus in the original production of Christopher Marlowe’s tragedy, circa 1589.
Alleyn also played the lead in Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great (1587).
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